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Sub Example_Annotation()
	' This example creates a leader in model space with an associated
	' annotation and then checks for the existence of an
	' Annotation object for the new Leader
   
	Dim leaderObj As AcadLeader, MTextObj As AcadMText
	Dim points(0 To 8) As Double, insertionPoint(0 To 2) As Double, width As Double
	Dim leaderType As Integer
	Dim annotationObject As Object
	Dim textString As String, msg As String

	' Define the new MText object
	textString = "Hello, World."
	insertionPoint(0) = 5: insertionPoint(1) = 5: insertionPoint(2) = 0
	width = 2

	' Create the MText object in model space
	Set MTextObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddMText(insertionPoint, width, textString)

	' Data for Leader
	points(0) = 0: points(1) = 0: points(2) = 0
	points(3) = 4: points(4) = 4: points(5) = 0
	points(6) = 4: points(7) = 5: points(8) = 0
	leaderType = acLineWithArrow
	 
	' Create the Leader object in model space and Associate new MText object
	' with new Leader by making the MText object the annotation for the Leader
	Set annotationObject = MTextObj
	Set leaderObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddLeader(points, annotationObject, leaderType)
	ThisDrawing.Application.ZoomAll

	' Display whether or not this particular Leader has an associated Annotation
	msg = IIf(leaderObj.Annotation Is Nothing, "does not have", "has")
	MsgBox "The new Leader object " & msg & " an associated Annotation object."
End Sub